Athletic Committee

Jillian Campbell McGrath, Legacy, Chair

Nicholas Brewer Rebecca Brownell John Cornish, Legacy Nicholas Coskren ’09 Kevin Sullivan Jack

Wain

I hope this annual report finds you and your loved ones doing well and staying healthy. We are relieved to feel some normalcy return to athletics this past year, as the COVID-related restrictions abated, and members began returning to the Club. As always, we keep the safety of our staff and members as our top priority.

After two years of keeping athletic dues steady, dues increased by 5% for fiscal year 2022. As is typical, this increase mirrored the 5% increase in dues at the Club level We felt this increase was important to keep up with quickly rising costs due to post-COVID inflation In addition, COVID-related restrictions, which had been hindering the user experience in athletics, were lifted

We continued to invest in our very successful virtual fitness programs. We will soon have sixteen virtual classes and member attendance has averaged between 20 and 30 individuals per class. We are excited to add more family-friendly programming, including a “Baby and Me” yoga class. If you have not tried one of these classes, I encourage you to do so.

We are thrilled to see more members joining athletics since COVID restrictions were lifted. Our squash program is beginning to recover. Our box league continued to see success with new and veteran squash players alike participating. Box league is a great way to play competitive matches and meet fellow members. Boxes are held monthly, and you can see Sharon Bradey to sign up. Junior clinics resumed on Saturday mornings, and we look forward to watching the next generation of club squash players learn the game.

We brought back Club Championships this year, resulting in many exciting squash matches! We congratulate the winners of each draw for their success and look forward to celebrating them at our upcoming Closing Ceremony We had an exciting Robert Banker Cup finals with William Weiter and Alex Wu defeating Bryan Ciborowski and Patricia Wada. Congratulations William and Alex!

We are excited to offer a pickle ball option to our members. Pickle Ball is available for play on our upstairs doubles court. You can find the net and equipment ready to use next to the court. This is one way we continue to evolve in order to meet the needs and desires of members.

None of this would have been possible without the dedication and hard work of Valerie Phillips, our Athletic Department Manager, and Sharon Bradey, our Head Squash Professional. Valerie and Sharon celebrated their 32nd and 22nd years of services to the club, respectively. This year brought both challenges and opportunities and we would not have been able to navigate these without their continued dedication and support. Thank you, Valerie and Sharon!

While we continue to be diligent in ensuring the health and safety of our staff and members, we are happy to provide greater flexibility in membership experience. Thank you again to the members that have stayed with us through the COVID-19 disruption. For those who took a leave of absence, we look forward to seeing you back in athletics this Fall.

Respectfully submitted,

Jillian McGrath, Legacy Chair